Laws and ordinances are important methods of signaling cultural values embodied by the State. In Michigan’s case, a relatively weak enforcement mechanism around bike lane protections and poor municipal ordinances on the subject seem suspect.
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The Blue Oval scores another kind of big, fat, blue oval, rotated 90°, for its commitment to walkability and bikeability in the new Michigan Central Station project.
Read MoreCONTENT WARNING: The 22-minute video and the clips I’ve taken from it below include some disturbing and extremely graphic imagery,
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We expect police to respond to, well, everything. And they’re not suited for it. Rethinking policing in the United States will require us to figure out alternatives for who is responding to what issue.
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Attorney David A. Robinson and Detroit representatives of the National Lawyers’ Guild (NLG) held a press conference today in downtown
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The 5-4 vote marks a growing strain between the Duggan Administration and advocates for social and economic justice in a majority black city.
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The Detroit Police Department has released a statement categorically distancing itself from the threat of federal intervention in ongoing, local protests.
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While last night’s protest ended relatively peacefully, with no tear gas or rubber bullets, assaults of journalists continued in a troubling trend.
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Last night at a protest over the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, Detroit riot police teargassed and pepper sprayed protesters– and members of the media.
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